Shanghai Part 2

I feel like every city I go to I say to myself "I could live here" and Shanghai was no different. Shanghai amazed me, the people are very different from local Hong Kong people. Such a modern city, although it may be polluted during the day and looking a little grey, at night it lights up and is an amazing site to see.

Wuzhen Water Town

The amazing family I stayed with in Shanghai invited me on a day tour to this ancient water town in China called Wuzhen. Organized by their apartment's management staff, we took a bus 2 hours out of Shanghai to this picturesque town. Although the town was primarily preserved for tourists yet it had such a great feel to it. We walked around the quaint side streets and across the little bridges. Every direction you turned was a picture perfect moment. Here are some pictures I took while visiting Wuzhen. I would recommend this trip to anyone visiting Shanghai if they had a day to take a trip outside of the city.

Shanghai Part 1

Shanghai was a beautiful place, I was fortunate enough to stay with a friends family that works for Disney and are currently working and living in Shanghai getting the Disney Shanghai park ready to open. The Durr family gave me a warm welcome into the city and opened their home to me for the weekend. They even took time to show me around the city! The first day we went to Tian Zi Fang a fun shopping district with cute side streets and boutiques and then we ventured to Jiang'an a beautiful Buddhist temple. 

Jiufen Village

Jiufen is a mountain area in the Ruifang District of New Taipei City located on the northeast coast of Taiwan. Famous for its sky lanterns and an attractive tourist destination, I took a bus from Taipei and spent the day in the village exploring the side streets and beautiful views the mountain town had to offer. Unfortunately it was stormy when I visited but had a holiday feel that I've been missing in Hong Kong during this time of year.